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Affirmative action (known as employment equity in Canada, reservation in India and Nepal, and positive discrimination in the UK) is the policy of favoring members of a disadvantaged group who suffer from discrimination within a culture. Often, these people are disadvantaged for historical reasons, such as oppression or slavery. Historically and internationally, support for affirmative action has sought to achieve goals such as bridging inequalities in employment and pay, increasing access to education, promoting diversity, and redressing apparent past wrongs, harms, or hindrances. The nature of affirmative action policies varies from region to region. Some countries, such as India, use a quota system, whereby a certain percentage of jobs or school vacancies must be reserved for members of a certain group. In some other regions, specific quotas do not exist; instead, members of minorities are given preference in selection processes.
The term "affirmative action" was first used in the United States in "Executive Order No.10925", signed by President John F. Kennedy on 6 March 1961, which included a provision that government contractors "take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and employees are treated during employment, without regard to their race, creed, color, or national origin." In 1967, gender was added to the anti-discrimination list. In 1989, the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination stipulated (in Article 2.2) that affirmative action programs may be required of countries that ratified the convention, in order to rectify systematic discrimination. It also states that such programs "shall in no case entail as a consequence the maintenance of unequal or separate rights for different racial groups after the objectives for which they were taken have been achieved."
Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones (/nɑːˈsɪər/; born September 14, 1973), better known as Nas /ˈnɑːz/, is an American rapper, songwriter, entrepreneur, record producer and actor. The son of jazz musician Olu Dara, Nas has released eight consecutive platinum and multi-platinum albums and sold over 25 million records worldwide since 1994. He is also an entrepreneur through his own record label; he serves as associate publisher of Mass Appeal magazine and is the owner of a Fila sneaker store. He is currently signed to Mass Appeal Records.
His musical career began in 1991 when he was featured on Main Source's track "Live at the Barbeque". His debut album Illmatic, released in 1994, received universal acclaim from both critics and the hip hop community; it is frequently ranked as one of the greatest hip hop albums of all time.
Nas' follow-up album, It Was Written, debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, stayed on top for four consecutive weeks, went Platinum twice in only two months, and made Nas internationally known. From 2001 to 2005, Nas was involved in a highly publicized feud with rapper Jay Z. In 2006, Nas signed to Def Jam. In 2010, he released a collaboration album with reggae artist Damian Marley, donating all royalties to charities active in Africa. His eleventh studio album, Life Is Good, was released in 2012, and was nominated for Best Rap Album at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards.
Foxy Brown may refer to:
A firm is a business.
Firm or The Firm may also refer to:
"It Was" is a song written by Mark Wright and Gary Burr, and recorded by American country music artist Chely Wright. It was released in September 1999 as the second single from her album Single White Female. The song reached number 11 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in April 2000.
Deborah Evans Price of Billboard gave the song a favorable review, saying that it "has a hauntingly beautiful melody and affecting lyric about the mercurial nature of love" and that "Wright possesses a strong voice, full of emotional depth and presence."
The music video was directed by Deaton-Flanigen Productions and premiered in August 1999.
Nas - Affirmative Action
Nas presents The Firm - Affirmative Action
Nas, AZ, Cormega, Foxy Brown - Affirmative Action (Music Video)
Nas - Affirmative Action (Saint-Denis Style Remix) ft. Suprême NTM
Nas - Affirmative action [1080p]
Nas Affirmative Action The Apollo Hip Hop
Affirmative Action - the firm
Nas, AZ, Cormega, Foxy Brown - Affirmative Action (1996)
Nas - Affirmative Action - (feat. AZ, Cormega & Foxy Brown)
Instrumental - Affirmative Action
Nas featuring AZ, Foxy Brown & Cormega - Affirmative Action [It Was Written]
This is a Music Video i made for the Nas Song: Affirmative Action Featuring: The Firm Nasty Nas A.Z. Cormega Foxy Brown (Aftermath) (Dr. Dre) Real Hip Hop!!! (SUBSCRIBE)
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Hello guys, This is the first sound that made me love rap :) Old but gold ! Lyrics : Intro : Az This is what... this what they want huh ? This is what it's all about.. What ? Time to take affirmative action son They just don't understand, you know I mean ? Niggaz comin sideways thinkin stuff is sweet man Y knah mean? Niggaz don't understand the four devils : Lust.. Envy.. Hate.. Jealousy Wicked niggaz man Az : Yo, sit back relax catchin contacts, sip your cog-nac And let's all wash this money through this laundry mat Sneak attack, a new cat sit back, worth top dollar In fact, touch mines, and I'll react like a rottweiler Who pull the late, we play for high stakes at gunpoint Catch em and break, undress em tie em with tape, no escape The Corleone, fettucini Capone Roam in your own zo...
The Firm. Affirmative Action performed at The Apollo.
Affirmative Action - The Firm (Nas, Foxy Brown, Cormega)
off the album "It Was Written"
Nas - 'Affirmative Action' Featuring: AZ, Cormega & Foxy Brown - (A.K.A. The Firm) Album: "It Was Written" Date(s) Recorded: '95-'96 Date Released: 7/2/'96 Record Label: Colombia Song Writter(s): N. Jones, I. Marchand, C. McKay, A. Cruz, S. Barnes, J.C. Olivier Song's Producer(s): Dave Atkinson, Trackmasters Sample: 'Hard to Handle' by Etta James Commercial Performance: It Was Written was released July 2, 1996 in the United States, Canada and Europe on Columbia Records, while featuring distribution in the United Kingdom on Simply Vinyl Records as a double vinyl LP. It Was Written proved to be Nas's most commercially successful album to date, selling 268,000 copies at the time of its chart debut. It peaked at number 1 on the Top R&B;/Hip-Hop Albums and debuted at the t...
From where I stand
I can see the world
Getting smaller and smaller
And there'll be no place
For people like you, Georgie
Who still live in the past
When you couldn't do things for yourself
You blamed it on apartheid
You blamed it on the government and everybody
Now is the time to prove yourself
If you think affirmative action
Is the way out, no way, no way
Constitution can be changed
From time to time,
But that does not mean that
You don't need no education
We are tired of people who
Think that affirmative action is the way out
And, is another way of putting puppets
Where they don't belong
I'm so sorry, Georgie
But the only way to get our economy strong
Is to have an educated nation
And if you think affirmative action
Is the way out, no way, no way
Education is still the key
Even though we have affirmative action
Education is still the key
Even though we have affirmative action
Education is still the key
Even though we have affirmative action